Murata Boy

Murata Boy is a bicycle-riding robot. It actually rides a bike better than most humans – I can’t come to a dead stop and still remain upright, for one thing. Still, Murata Boy cheats – I think it doesn’t actually power the bicycle with its feet – there’s what looks suspiciously like an electric motor attached to the rear wheel. Same for the handlebars – I think they are turned by a servo motor in the top of the frame. Despite this, Murata Boy is pretty impressive. It was created to showcase the technologies of the firm that built it.